Big Tech faces a historic legal showdown. A major trial over social media addiction has begun and could reshape the technology industry. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before a jury for the first time over claims that social media harms young people. His testimony came more than four years after leaked internal documents suggested the company knew its platforms could…

Billions remain idle as millions risk losing nutrition assistance during shutdown. The Trump administration has told a federal court that it cannot legally tap billions of dollars in reserve accounts to keep the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program running. Officials acknowledged that the Department of Agriculture holds about $5 billion in emergency reserves but insisted that the funds are earmarked for…